Death sentences will be replaced with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labour.
Lebanon’s parliament has passed a law to abolish capital punishment, making it the first country in the Middle East to do so.
Four prominent US human rights organizations have accused the Trump administration of using its “crippling” sanctions regime against the international criminal court (ICC) to undermine global efforts to prosecute war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Every parent makes threats in an effort to get their kids to behave – and every parent hopes they won’t have to follow through.
Some (most?) parents even make threats they have zero intention of carrying out.
On Wednesday, millions of people across Europe will get the chance to experience their first total solar eclipse in 27 years.
Starting at 15:34 GMT, the brightness of the daylight hours will gradually be interrupted as the moon begins to block the sun, eventually turning day into sudden night for about two minutes along the path of totality.
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ByRachel FoleyBBC Weather and Mark PoyntingClimate and Science reporter
France has banned unsolicited telemarketing phone calls, in what a consumer group is hailing as a "small revolution" for the sales industry.
From Tuesday, unsolicited calls are prohibited for businesses in all sectors - but there are some exceptions.
Jeff Bezos reportedly part of consortium interested in English Premier League club Liverpool, but fans ask for meeting.
The Liverpool supporters’ group Spirit of Shankly said the interests of the football club and fans must come first following reports that a consortium including Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is close to a deal to buy a significant minority stake.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has appointed six senior commanders across the General Staff, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij domestic security force in a move analysts say is aimed at equipping the country’s wartime security establishment with battle-hardened figures.
Minnesota Democrats will decide a competitive US Senate primary in another face-off between moderate and progressive candidates that could define the party’s identity heading into the midterm elections.
Immigration has emerged as a defining issue in the Democratic primary election on Tuesday in the Midwestern state of Minnesota for the United States Senate, as establishment-backed Representative Angie Craig and more leftist Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan offer competing visions for how Democrats should respond to US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Rory McIlroy returns to action at the FedEx St. Jude Championship this week, live on Sky Sports, with the world No 2 targeting a big finish to the PGA Tour season and a record-extending fourth FedExCup title.